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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 262 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Boxley waterworks |
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Summary
Pumping station built in 1939 with reservoir
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7740 5940 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NE |
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| Parish: | BOXLEY, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PUMPING STATION (PUMPING STATION, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RESERVOIR (RESERVOIR, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Large brick water pumping station with flanking pavillion ranges built in 1939 on lower slopes of the Downs above Boxley village. The reservoir, situated behind is covered by grass with cobncrete access steps (featuring cast metal air vents placed as finials) and a small valve house in same style as the station. (10
<1> N/A, Site Visit by Kent SMR map (Bibliographic reference). SKE6450.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: N/A. Site Visit by Kent SMR map. |
